AMD Ryzen 9 3900X vs AMD PRO A8-9600

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 9 3900X and AMD PRO A8-9600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

AMD PRO A8-9600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 9 3900X

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
8 more cores, run more applications at once: 12 vs 4
Around 135194% higher clock speed: 4600 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 7 nm vs 28 nm
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 79% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2705 vs 1513
9.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 32603 vs 3322
Around 78% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 30.575 vs 17.191
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.745 vs 1.523

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	7 July 2019 vs 3 October 2016
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	12 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz vs 3.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm vs 28 nm
L2 cache	6 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705 vs 1513
PassMark - CPU mark	32603 vs 3322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.575 vs 17.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.745 vs 1.523

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A8-9600

Around 62% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 105 Watt
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 269.509 vs 72.097
4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 27.695 vs 5.887
3.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 84.399 vs 22.686

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 105 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	269.509 vs 72.097
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	27.695 vs 5.887
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	84.399 vs 22.686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
CPU 2: AMD PRO A8-9600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2705

1513

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

32603

3322

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

30.575

17.191

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

72.097

269.509

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.745

1.523

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

5.887

27.695

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

22.686

84.399

Name	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD PRO A8-9600
PassMark - Single thread mark	2705	1513
PassMark - CPU mark	32603	3322
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1276
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	12037
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	8575
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	30.575	17.191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	72.097	269.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.745	1.523
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.887	27.695
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	22.686	84.399
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		4551
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1299
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1377
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		4551

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 9 3900X	AMD PRO A8-9600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen 2
Family	Ryzen	AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date	7 July 2019	3 October 2016
OPN PIB	100-100000023BOX
OPN Tray	100-000000023	AD960BAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	1025	1013
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
OS Support		Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Series		AMD PRO A-Series A8 APU for Desktops
Performance
Base frequency	3800 MHz	3.1 GHz
L2 cache	6 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	64 MB
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Maximum frequency	4600 MHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	12	4
Number of threads	24
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		90°C
Number of GPU cores		6
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-3200
Supported memory frequency		2400 MHz
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	105 Watt	65 Watt
Configurable TDP		45 Watt/65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	4.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	x16
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency		900 MHz
Processor graphics		R7
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
Vulkan
Advanced Technologies
AMD Secure technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
PowerTune
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0